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Establecimiento Penitenciario de Huancayo

PrisonOvercrowded (474%)ModerateMedium
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Establecimiento Penitenciario de Huancayo is a penal establishment operated by the Instituto Nacional Penitenciario (INPE) located in the Junín region of Peru. Official capacity: 450 inmates. Recorded population (2016 INEI Census): 2,132 inmates (474% of capacity).

Capacity

450

Current population

2,132

Occupancy

474%

Year opened

—

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 3 Jul 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

—

Region

Junín

Security level

—

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

007 | | 1963 | YAUIR | LIACA | LEIZANDO | 801 | M | NO TENE | 18 | 10 DE NOVEMBER de 1980 | JAINN | HUANCAYO | HUANCAYO | ANEJO DE ANES | 11 JUN 2008 | | 1965 | YOKES | DE GUERRA | LUCIA | 497 | F | LIBRETA ELECTORAL N° 22986751 | 33 | 16 DE NOVEMBER de 1980 | HUANCICO | LEZONICO PRADO | JODE SERPO Y CASTILLO | GASENTO SAN LUCA | 20 AQO 2007 | | 1966 | YNCA | HEIRNUAY | CURLLED ALLEJANDO | 1586 | M | NO TENE | 16 | FEBRERO de 1983 | APMRMAC | ANGAMUXILAS | PAUCIDU | ANEJO DE OSTAGUACHO, SECTOR DE INGENIO | 18 OCT 2010 | 3 | YAUIR | LIACA | LEIZANDO | 801 | M | NO TENE | 18 | 10 DE NOVEMBER de 1980 | JAINN | HUANCAYO | HUANCAYO | ANEJO DE ANES | 11 JUN 2008 | | 1965 | YOKES | DE GUERRA | LUCIA | 497 | F | LIBRETA ELECTORAL N° 22986751 | 33 | 16 DE NOVEMBER de 1980 | HUANCICO | LEZONICO PRADO | JODE SERPO Y CASTILLO | GASENTO SAN LUCA | 20 AQO 2007 | | 1966 | YNCA | HEIRNUAY | CURLLED ALLEJANDO | 1586 | M | NO TENE | 16 | FEBRERO de 1983 | APMRMAC | ANGAMUXILAS | PAUCIDU | ANEJO DE OSTAGUACHO, SECTOR DE INGENIO | 18 OCT 2010 |

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

Avenida 28 de Julio

No public contact details available.

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

31/100
Moderate concern31/100
Overcrowding
30/30
Oversight reports
1/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Extreme overcrowding at 474% of capacity
  • · 1 oversight report in the last 5 years

This facility scores 31. The national average across 136 scored Peru facilities is 29 — 2 points above national average.

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Compared to other facilities in Peru

135 peers
Occupancythis: 474% · peers avg: 353% (+34%)
Capacity (beds)this: 450 · peers avg: 412 (+9%)

Reports

  • NPM-defensoria-pe3 Jul 2026

    007 | | 1963 | YAUIR | LIACA | LEIZANDO | 801 | M | NO TENE | 18 | 10 DE NOVEMBER de 1980 | JAINN | HUANCAYO | HUANCAYO | ANEJO DE ANES | 11 JUN 2008 | | 1965 | YOKES | DE GUERRA | LUCIA | 497 | F | LIBRETA ELECTORAL N° 22986751 | 33 | 16 DE NOVEMBER de 1980 | HUANCICO | LEZONICO PRADO | JODE SERPO Y CASTILLO | GASENTO SAN LUCA | 20 AQO 2007 | | 1966 | YNCA | HEIRNUAY | CURLLED ALLEJANDO | 1586 | M | NO TENE | 16 | FEBRERO de 1983 | APMRMAC | ANGAMUXILAS | PAUCIDU | ANEJO DE OSTAGUACHO, SECTOR DE INGENIO | 18 OCT 2010 | 3 | YAUIR | LIACA | LEIZANDO | 801 | M | NO TENE | 18 | 10 DE NOVEMBER de 1980 | JAINN | HUANCAYO | HUANCAYO | ANEJO DE ANES | 11 JUN 2008 | | 1965 | YOKES | DE GUERRA | LUCIA | 497 | F | LIBRETA ELECTORAL N° 22986751 | 33 | 16 DE NOVEMBER de 1980 | HUANCICO | LEZONICO PRADO | JODE SERPO Y CASTILLO | GASENTO SAN LUCA | 20 AQO 2007 | | 1966 | YNCA | HEIRNUAY | CURLLED ALLEJANDO | 1586 | M | NO TENE | 16 | FEBRERO de 1983 | APMRMAC | ANGAMUXILAS | PAUCIDU | ANEJO DE OSTAGUACHO, SECTOR DE INGENIO | 18 OCT 2010 |

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Data completeness

64%

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APA
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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-establecimiento-penitenciar,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Establecimiento Penitenciario de Huancayo},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/establecimiento-penitenciario-de-huancayo},
  urldate = {2026-10-24}
}